England Netball | Vitality Roses squad confirmed for Jamaica Collection

Head Coach of the Vitality Roses Jess Thirlby has named the squad that can tackle Jamaica’s Sunshine Ladies in January.

Beginning on Wednesday 11 January, the Vitality Roses, who’ve just lately moved as much as third on the planet rankings, tackle Commonwealth Video games silver medalists Jamaica in a three-match collection. Restricted tickets stay for the opener in Manchester – don’t miss out and guide now.

The 2 sides final met in 2021 when the Vitality Roses got here out with a 2-1 victory over three matches – their first collection win in opposition to the Sunshine Ladies since 2013.

Leeds Rhinos’ Elle McDonald has been referred to as up for her first worldwide collection after that includes on the FAST5 Netball World Collection final month.

Vitality Roses Head Coach, Jess Thirlby commented: “As we transfer nearer to the Netball World Cup, this collection in opposition to Jamaica offers us the chance to proceed testing our combos, construct on what we’re doing nicely and implement a few of the learnings from a strong autumn collection in opposition to each Uganda and Australia, having been again in camp by means of November.

“This collection will probably be a a lot welcomed and thrilling take a look at for us. Jamaica have a vastly gifted squad, combining some acquainted faces with some new rising names who we’ll be taught extra about over the course of the collection.”

As a part of the Vitality Netball Worldwide Collection with Jamaica, a collection of curtain raiser video games will happen involving England A, led by Kat Ratnapala, and the Future Roses, led by Sheonah Forbes.

England A will tackle the Scottish Thistles – a staff England have drawn of their pool for the Netball World Cup subsequent 12 months – in Manchester on Wednesday 11 January earlier than the Future Roses play the England Thorns – the England males’s netball staff – in London on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 January. The England A staff will even tackle Wales and Jamaica in behind-closed-door coaching matches on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 January. Nat Panagarry, who’s a part of the England A squad, will probably be obtainable for choice for the sport with Wales.

Efficiency Director David Parsons defined: “We have now nice depth in expertise throughout our nationwide programmes and subsequent month offers us the chance to reveal extra gamers in our pathway to the situations of worldwide netball. This may permit us to see extra combos on courtroom, observe the event of our athletes and provides our teaching staff extra time to work with a wider group of gamers as we proceed to construct in the direction of the Netball World Cup and past.”

Extra info on all of the gamers chosen could be discovered on our biography pages.

Tickets for Saturday 14 January and Sunday 15 January at London’s Copper Field Area have already offered out, with the remaining tickets to Manchester promoting shortly. Get your tickets right here.